How common is the surname Severino?

4,051 people in the United States had the surname Severino in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,215 Americans. It ranked 8,189th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Severino?

In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Severino identified as white (not Hispanic), and 45% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Severino?

Lucas Severino, Brazilian association football player, followed by Melody.

Where is the surname Severino most common?

Wikidata records people named Severino in Brazil.

Is the surname Severino getting more or less common?

More common. 3,337 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,051 in 2010, up 21%.

Is Severino also a first name?

Yes. Severino is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Severino

An Italian surname, carried by 4,051 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex S165

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Severino is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese and Spanish Severino.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,051 people named Severino in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,215 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,337.

#8,189

rank among US surnames

4,051

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+21.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,006)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,184	Kaczmarek	4,052	76,196
#8,189	Severino	4,051	76,215
#8,195	Teter	4,050	76,233
#8,196	McAbee	4,049	76,252
#8,198	Woosley	4,048	76,271

Who is named Severino

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

51% of people named Severino identified as white (not Hispanic), 45% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 51%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 45%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Two or more races 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Severinos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lucas Severino
Brazilian association football player, born 1979
Melody
Brazilian singer and songwriter, born 2007

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Severino

Severino has the Soundex code S165, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S165.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Severino come from?: Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese and Spanish Severino.
How common is the surname Severino?: 4,051 people in the United States had the surname Severino in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,215 Americans. It ranked 8,189th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Severino?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Severino identified as white (not Hispanic), and 45% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Severino?: Lucas Severino, Brazilian association football player, followed by Melody.
Where is the surname Severino most common?: Wikidata records people named Severino in Brazil.
Is the surname Severino getting more or less common?: More common. 3,337 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,051 in 2010, up 21%.
Is Severino also a first name?: Yes. Severino is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.